Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds
The benefits of garlic to health have been proclaimed for centuries; however, only recently have Allium sativum and its derivatives been proposed as promising candidates for maintaining the homeostasis of the immune system. The complex biochemistry of garlic makes it possible for variations in proce...
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| author | Rodrigo Arreola Saray Quintero-Fabián Rocío Ivette López-Roa Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutiérrez Juan Pablo Reyes-Grajeda Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún |
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| description | The benefits of garlic to health have been proclaimed for centuries; however, only recently have Allium sativum and its derivatives been proposed as promising candidates for maintaining the homeostasis of the immune system. The complex biochemistry of garlic makes it possible for variations in processing to yield different preparations with differences in final composition and compound proportion. In this review, we assess the most recent experimental results, which indicate that garlic appears to enhance the functioning of the immune system by stimulating certain cell types, such as macrophages, lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells, and eosinophils, by mechanisms including modulation of cytokine secretion, immunoglobulin production, phagocytosis, and macrophage activation. Finally, because immune dysfunction plays an important role in the development and progress of several diseases, we critically examined immunoregulation by garlic extracts and compounds isolated, which can contribute to the treatment and prevention of pathologies such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disorders, gastric ulcer, and even cancer. We concluded that A. sativum modulates cytokine secretion and that such modulation may provide a mechanism of action for many of their therapeutic effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66a9ec2e03bf43fb88ea6fb7f40e74e22025-08-20T03:34:48ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562015-01-01201510.1155/2015/401630401630Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic CompoundsRodrigo Arreola0Saray Quintero-Fabián1Rocío Ivette López-Roa2Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutiérrez3Juan Pablo Reyes-Grajeda4Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar5Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún6Psychiatric Genetics Department, National Institute of Psychiatry, “Ramón de la Fuente”, Clinical Research Branch, Calzada México-Xochimilco 101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370 Mexico City, DF, MexicoUnidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Avendia del Iman No. 1, Cuarto Piso, 04530 Mexico, DF, MexicoDepartamento de Farmacobiología, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boulevard Marcelino García Barragán, No. 1421, Esq. Calzada Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoNational Institute of Psychiatry, “Ramón de la Fuente”, Clinical Research Branch, Calzada México-Xochimilco 101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370 Mexico City, DF, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Periférico Sur No. 4809, Colonia Arenal Tepepan, Delegación Tlalpan, 14610 México, DF, MexicoInstituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas (IICB), CUCS, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada No. 950, Colonia Independencia, 44340 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoInstituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas (IICB), CUCS, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada No. 950, Colonia Independencia, 44340 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoThe benefits of garlic to health have been proclaimed for centuries; however, only recently have Allium sativum and its derivatives been proposed as promising candidates for maintaining the homeostasis of the immune system. The complex biochemistry of garlic makes it possible for variations in processing to yield different preparations with differences in final composition and compound proportion. In this review, we assess the most recent experimental results, which indicate that garlic appears to enhance the functioning of the immune system by stimulating certain cell types, such as macrophages, lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells, and eosinophils, by mechanisms including modulation of cytokine secretion, immunoglobulin production, phagocytosis, and macrophage activation. Finally, because immune dysfunction plays an important role in the development and progress of several diseases, we critically examined immunoregulation by garlic extracts and compounds isolated, which can contribute to the treatment and prevention of pathologies such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disorders, gastric ulcer, and even cancer. We concluded that A. sativum modulates cytokine secretion and that such modulation may provide a mechanism of action for many of their therapeutic effects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/401630 |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Arreola Saray Quintero-Fabián Rocío Ivette López-Roa Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutiérrez Juan Pablo Reyes-Grajeda Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds Journal of Immunology Research |
| title | Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds |
| title_full | Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds |
| title_fullStr | Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds |
| title_short | Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds |
| title_sort | immunomodulation and anti inflammatory effects of garlic compounds |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/401630 |
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